Arachnids of North Carolina
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Sphodros niger - a purseweb spider

Sphodros niger
Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: MygalomorphaeFamily: Atypidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Above-ground portion of the tubes run horizontally along the ground (Beatty, 1986)
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: TN and VA
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Sphodros niger
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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 Photo Gallery for Sphodros niger - a purseweb spider

Photos: 14

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-06
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Matt McMurrian on 2025-06-02
Forsyth Co.
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Recorded by: Drew Scott on 2024-05-24
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Drew Scott on 2024-05-24
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Drew Scott on 2024-05-24
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephanie Willis on 2024-05-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Stephanie Willis on 2024-05-11
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephanie Willis on 2024-05-11
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Drew Scott on 2023-05-30
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Drew Scott on 2023-05-30
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Drew Scott on 2023-05-30
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Peifer on 2023-05-07
Montgomery Co.
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Recorded by: Drew Scott on 2021-06-08
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2011-06-03
Buncombe Co.
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